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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Critically examine the roles of science and technology in social change. What is your opinion on their increasing trend in ‘online’ education and teaching?

  • UPSC 2024
  • Social Change in Modern Society

Science and technology are the most visible movers of modern social change, yet sociology's question is directional: does technology drive society, or does society shape what technology becomes and whom it serves? The defensible answer refuses both extremes, and it is that answer which decides how to judge the rush to online teaching.

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  • The case for technology as prime mover
  • The critique: technology is socially produced
  • Online education: an assessment
  • Conclusion

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